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Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happening! ot tho Past Week,
Preaentcd In Condensed Form, Molt
Likely to Prove Interesting.
Justice Day la much Improved.
A census of China piacea lior popu
lation nt 420,447,000.
Tho 24th death has occurred at Cor
noil university Irom typhoid fever.
Tho Porto Rlcan legislature has just
adjourned. Many important measures
were acted upon,
Tho damago by tho high wator In the
Mississippi valley will amount to many
millions ot dollars.
England's cpxensoa nro about tho
tamo na thoto of tho United States, but
her Income is mucli lees.
It is bollovod that the improvement
of tho Columbia river will bo author
ised this week by Secretary Root.
Tho Tblllpplno islands will liave a
large exhibit at St. Louis. From tbero
it will bo taken to Portland.
Ex-Ronrosontativo Mercor, of Ne
braska, is talked of as director of the
census. Ho is not popular with tho
senatorial delegation from his slate.
Tho California legislature has passed
a bill appropriating (20,000 for a build
ine at tho Lewis and Clark fair. The
St. Louis exhibit will bo transferred
intact.
Tho Montana legislature adjoruned
without making nn appropriation for
the St. Louis and Portland lairs. A
movement is on foot to raise (50,000
by popular subscription.
The Mississippi flood is still rising
and doing great damage.
The senate will be able to dispose of
the treaty in a week and adjourn.
John D. Daly, of Benton county, has
been chosen surveyor general ol uregon.
Native constabulary continue to run
down tho troublesome ladrones in Rlzal
province.
China is organising a large army.
Arms and ammunition are being smug
glinged in from Germany.
Plans of national irrigation in
Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Nevada
and Arizona have been adopted.
The Chicago limited, westbound on
tho Illinois Central, was wrecked at
Pomcroy and five passengers were in
jured. Two passenger trains on the Nash
ville it St. Louis railroad collided head
on near Shell Monnd, Tenn., and five
of the crew were injured.
Bafeblowers cracked the safes of the
local offices of the Standaid Oil com
pany at Atlanta, Ga., and secured $500
ip money and C-'.UUU m checks.
The King of Slam has aiked the New
York firm which supplied me loun
tain at George Gould'acountry home at
Lakewood to make an estimate on tho
cost of erecting a similar fountain five
times as large in the central courtyard
of his palace.
Justice Day, of the supreme court, is
seriously ill.
The president will call an extra ses
sion of congress in October.
Trainmen on all lallroads west of
Chicago will ask for an advance in
wages.
Eenators have completed arrange
ments to ratify both canal and Cuban
treaties.
Emperoi Francis Joseph has conferred
tho cross of officer of tho Francis Joseph
order on George Hitchcock, the Ameri
can artist.
The safe in the state bank at Kasota,
Minn., was blown open by men and
1400 in silver taken. The robbers
escaped on a handcar.
John D. Rockefeller has offered to
give $1 to Arcadia college, Wolfville,
N. 8., for every dollar up to $100,000
raised by the college before January 1,
1808.
Dr. Herbert F. Fieke, principal of the
Northwestern academy, Chicago, who
was stricken with apoplexy, lias had
another stroke, and Is again in a criti
cal condition.
" Tho Pennsylvania railroad lias added
(150,000,000 to its capital stork
Glanders is epidemic among horses
In Now York City. Energetic meas'
urea are being taken to a tamp out the
disease, and orders have been issued
for tho destruction of all horses that
are found to have the glanders.
The ladrones in Rizal province have
been scattered and tbe leaders captured
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
have celebrated their fortieth wedding
anniversary.
Missouri Pacific passenger train No
8, the Fast Mall, ran into a landslide
near Gasconda, Mo., and the engino
was burled in the mud.
A big find of hematite iron ore con-
' talnlng a large percentage of metallic
iron and little dross lias just been
made in tho river hills near Wrights
Title, Fa.
Henry Roso, tho wealthy Cuban
Blunter, who. it is said, gave tbe great
er part of his fortune in aid of the
Cuban revolution, Is confined in the
Bloomingdale asylum for the insane.
No more bodies of those drowned in
the ferryboat accident at Spier fulls,
N. Y., have been recovered.
Dr. Dosang, Chinoso doctor and ox
alted member of various Chinese secret
societies, reputed to be one of tbe
wealthiest men of his rare in this coun
try, is doad at bis home in Chicago.
William Do La Rerre, director ot the
Washburn-Pillsury mills, Minneapolis,
Is in Magdoburg, buying machinery for
the Briquette works that W. D. Wash
burn intends to build at Bismarck, N. D.
Ex-Senator Jones, of Arkansas, is
confined to his bed In Washintgon by
an attack qf la grippo.
WILL CLAIM EQUAL TREATMENT.
Position ol Oermany Regarding Cuban
Reciprocity Treaty.
Berlin, Mnrch 17. Germany, as won
ns tlio reciprocity treaty between Cuba
nnd the Unltod States la ratino.i, win
ink both tlio Cuban nnJ tlio United
11BK. IM11.II 1IIM VjlilJ
States covornmonla for Identical prl
lloroa. ItlaaLolnttmateJ that other
governments Intend to request tlio
same treatment. Whllo annoyed at
tho prospect of tho United Statoa'
trado having lower tariffs in Cuba than
that of Germany, no ono supposes that
evon a collective protost on tho part of
IIia (vmttnnntjll mnntrtoa would cnuso
either the United States or Cuba to
recede. Rut Germany's position is to
bo dotmed citany, so mat me uimou;Btul Uchnor, of Raker county, ato all
tstatoa may noicompiainwiicnucruiiiy
gives otnor nations prcierenco in irauo
treatmont
Tho principle which tho Gormana lay
down in entorlng upon correspondence
concerning now commercial trcatlos is
"give and take." Tho most favored
nation theory la really abandoned.
Special conventions ato to bo drawn
up to fit different situations. This
principle seems to bo accepted by Rus
sia, Austria and Italy, and the trade
policies aro to rest upon tho recipro
city Idea.
What is the subject of more concern
here is that, should the Cuban treaty
bo accepted and found to work well,
similar treaties may be arranged by
tho United States with Mexico, llrasll
and Argentina, ultimately resulting in
the United Mutes obtaining a mono
poly of all tho South and Central Amer
ican markets.
REYES ON CANAL TREATY.
Colombian Vice President Does Not
Like
Our Control ot Isthmus.
Colon, Colombia, March 17. Gene
ral Rafael Reyes, vice president of Co
lombia, who reached the Isthmus two
days ago from Mexico, was interviewed
here today by a press representative.
With reference to tho Hay-Herran con
vention he spoke guardedly and did
not appear disposed to discuss its terms
or the probability ot its ratification by
the Colombian congress.
He seemed to havo reaton to believe,
however, that the present interpreta
tion by tho United States of its obliga
tory rights to maintain free transit
across the isthmus and its manner of
enforcing these rights lias created a
very unfavorable impression through
out the Colombian republic. He said
the politicians who would be called
upon to decide the fate of the canal
would not bo likely to forget the humil
iating incidents which occurred during
the recent Insurgent hostitities between
iter and Panama.
LAND OPEN TO SETTLERS.
ast Tract ot 1,000,000 Acres In South
ern California.
Los Angeles, March 17. The United
States, through tho fedeial land office
at Los Angeles, will open to settlers
within the next 60 days about 1,000,
000 acres of land in California. This
land is situated between Needles and
ilajave, and borders the Colorado river.
Moth of It Is valuable agriculturally
Tbe prospective throwing open of its
vast tract to settlement is the result of
a recent dcislon of the United States
supreme court with respect to Uie fam
ous grant made to tbe Atlantic s
Pacific railroad by net of July, I860
In the territory which embraces
this great tract the ' Southern
Pacific has selection privilege. An
thority for the receiving of entry appll
cations for the 1,000,000 acres In ques
tion has been received from Washing
ton by the officials of the United States
land office at Los Angelei.
ENGINES BUTT TOO ETHER.
Resulting In the Death of One Atan and
Injury of Many.
Kansas City, March 17. Tlio Goldtn
State limited on the Rock Island sya
tern, doe in Kansas City this morning,
collided head-on just outsldo of
Dwight, 30 miles west' of Topeka, at 3
o'clock this morning with westbound
passenger No. 3, which left Kansas
City last night. Both engines were
badly damaged, and the baggage and
mail cars and the smoker on the west
bound train were telescoped. None ol
the other cars on tbe westbound train
left the track. None of the cars on
the limited were derailed or damaged,
and that train continued on its trip
east after a few hours' delay. Engl
neer Love, of the westbound train, was
killed. Three other members of the
wostbound crew and three passengers
in the'westbound smoker and the engi
neer and fireman of the limited were
jnjured.
Commission on Canal Deal.
New York, March 17. New York
lawyers believe that if the Panama
canal treaty is passed by the United
States senate, William Nelson Crom
well, of this city, will receive the larg
est fee ever given to a lawyer in this
country, if not In the world. Tbe re
port finds general credence that (2,-
000,000 of the money to bo paid by the
government will go directly into Mr.
Cromwell's pocket. Mr. Cromwell's
arrangement is reported to be on the
basis of 6 per cent of tbe amount real
ized by tbe sale.
Four Killed on Locomotive.
Lynchburg, Va March 17. A local
engine collided with a froight train in
tbe Chesapeake & Ohio yards this morn
ing, and four men lost their lives.
There were five men aboard the loca
engine Yard Conductor Clarence Glass,
engineer w. u. Monroe, fireman Pur
vis, Urakeman Moon and William Mc
Sherry. Fireman Purvis and Brake
man Moon were killed instantly und
Conductor Glass and William Mc-
Sherry died at the hospital. Engineer
Monroo was severely Injured, but will
recover.
Mexico Pays Promptly.
Washington, March 17. Tlio state
department has received from the Mex
ican government (43,000, being the first
installment of Interest which is to be
paid in perpetuity on account of the
,'lous fund claims under tho arrange
ments made by Tha Hague arbitration
board in October last. On Julys there
will bo due the sum of $1,420,082,
representing the interest which lias ac
crued since tho date of tho Mexican
claims commission.
NEWS OF OREGON
nTMS OP INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
OP TUB STATE.
Session Laws will Soon be Ready for De
liveryNew Mining Corporation-Bad
Boya Punished Mining Men to Tight
New Corporation Tax Law-Pendleton
Painter. Oo Into Dullness.
81x Albany boya havo been lined for
, atoning a Chinaman.
sheriff Drown and IVpntlca Hemplo
conuncil at their homes with smallpox
Foreman J. E. Godfrey, of tho state
nrintlnc office, savs that work Is plo
crossing rapidly on tho session las ol
1003, and that If nothing unoxpoctcd
happens the laws will bo out by April
1, which is much earlier than usual
Fifty men aro working on tho Low!
and Clark fair site. Ton of those are
survevors who are preparing a contou
map. Twonty other men are clearing
away fallen trees, logs, ami dead miner'
brush, and tho rest aro planting trees
and shrubs and doing nursery work.
The members of tho Fainter's union
of Pendleton, whom the bosses locked
out last week, have formed a corpora
tlon and will become combined bosses
and union painters. Tho bosses re
fused to grant any raise in wages and
20 painters become their own managers,
The Lucky Boy mining company, a
corporation, has been organized under
the laws ot tho state, and lias succeed
ed to the ownership of tbe mining prop
erty in tho Itluo River district hereto
fore owned by the private partnership
consisting of .L. Zimmerman, Frank
and Fred Sharkey and N. R. Sandish
Gamo Warden Qulmby is in receipt
ot a copy ot a report the commission
ers of fish and gamo ot tho state of
Malno havo just published, showing
the amount of money expended by tlio
state for tho preservation of gamo,
and also the amount of money brought
Into that state bv outsldo sportsmen
The local game warden thinks it would
be a good thing if Oregon followed a
similar plan and appropriated sum
cient money for the hiring of deputy
wardens to enforce the gamo laws.
The mining men of Eastern Oregon
have decided to invoke the referendum
against the Eddy bill, which was en
acted by the last legislature. The law
which it is the purpose to repeal im
poses a tax on all corporations doing
business in this state in proportion to
tbe amount of the capital stock. Tho
mining men insist that it will retard
the growth and the progress of the mln
irg industry in this state. Petition
are now in course of preparation to bo
circulated for signatures. It will re
quire over 4.000 names in order to set
tbe referendum machinery in motion
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 74T5c; blue
stem, 86c; valley, 78S0c,
Barley Feed, (23.50 per ton; brew
ing, (24.
Flour Best grade, (4.1034.00; grab
am, (3.453.85.
Millstuffs Bran, (19 per ton
middlings, ( 24; shorts, (19.6020,
chop, (18.
Oats No. 1 white, (1.15 0 1.20
gray, (1.12K31.15 per cental.
Hay Timothy, (1112; clover,
(89; cheat, (910 per ton.
Potatoes Best Eurbanks, 0O76cper
sack; .ordinary, 4u00c per cental,
growers' prices; Merced sweets, (2
2.25 per cental.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 12313c;
young, HK12c; hens, 12c; turkeys,
live, 1616c; dressed, 1820c; ducks,
(7.50per dozen; geese, (7Q8.50,
Cheese Full cream, twins, 10K
17Kc; Yonng America, 17K(gl8Kc;
factory prices, 114C less,
Butter Fancy creamery, 3032Kc
per pound; extras, 30c; dairy, 20
22J4c; store, 1518c.
Eggs 15c per dozen.
Hops Choice, 2325c per pound.
Wool Valley, 12J416c; Eastern
Oregon, 814Kc; mohair, 20 Q 28c.
ttaoi Gross, cows, 33Xc per
pound; steers, 44c; dressed, Tfic.
Veal 7K8tfc
Mutton Gross, 4c per
pound
dressed, 7c
Lambs Gross, 4c per
pound;
dressed, 7Jc.
Hogs Gross, Bmc per
pound
dressed,77Kc.
Bridges Wrecked by Ice.
Lincoln. Neb., March 12. The flood
situation in Nebraska tonight is even
worse than 24 hours ago. The wreck
Ing by an ice gorge of the main line
bridge ol the Rock Island across the
PJatte river at South Bend and the
bridge of the Missouri Pacific near
Louisville has still further demoralized
railroad traffic. The Rock Island is
still running trains between here and
Omaha over the Burlington tracks, and
tbe Union Pacific utilizes the same
line for an outlet from Omaha west
ward.
Sentries are Fired On.
Colorado Springs, March 12. Son
tries at three points were fired on this
evening by unknown parties. At one
point an attempt was made to enter
the sentry lines and the sentry on
guard came near being lilt. Other sen
tries stationed around the three mills
were fired upon at midnight. From
reports made by tho sentries and the
flashes from the guns, the men doing
the shooting were located on the hills
surrounding the reduction plants.
British Plans Not Formed.
London, March 11. Replying to a
question in the bouse of commons to
day, Under Foreign Secretary Cran
bourne said he wat unable to give def
nite Information regrading tho arrange
ment to be made for the British and
Irish display at the St. Louis exposi
tion. He added that invitations had
been Issued to those expected to servo
on the British commission, but nothing
ould be decided until tbe government
had
more doflnfle information about I
the degree ot support which
would bo I
forthcoming for Intending exhibitors,
RIVER CONTINUES TO RAISU.
Flood Situation In Mississippi Valley at
Danger Point.
Memphis, Twin., March 14. there
is ltttlo change In tho river situation
tonight, and, although tho rise today
has bocn slight, tho situation Is con
sidered grave nnd tho stngo of more
than 38 (ret Is still expected. Tlio
gatigo tonight shows 35.8.
Tlio levco two miles south of Caru
thersvillo la raving badly, and the
greatest danger Is looked for at this
point. Tho country for 80 miles
around Caruthcravil'o Is Hooded, and
railway tralllc is suspended. Another
weak spot In the loveo system apparent
now Is at Vaucluse, Ark., near Green
ville, Miss. A "sand boll" appeared
I hero just back of tho levco between
the horns ot a bend in tlio river west of
1-nko Chicot. Tho "boll" was prompt
ly suppressed, but appearances indicate
aa underground fissure that may piovo
dangerous.
Prlvato dispatches Irom Caruthers
viUo say the situation there is practi
cally unchanged,'and that tho embank
ments will hold n stage three feet great
or than nt present.
Captain Lucas, In charge ot the First
and Second districts, lelt hero today
for Holona to personally Investigate
conditions in tlio White river district.
Supplies and men worn also sent tbero
to strengthen tho levee. Supplies and
men also havo been tent to Cat island,
where the rush of the waters through
tho 17 mlio gap in I lie loveo is causing
uneasiness, and to Pekan point, where
the strengthening work Ij In progress
on the embankments.
No lions has been received today
from tho area in Mississippi county
Arkansas, which was reported flooded
yesterday by water percolating throng!:
tho embankments.
The engineers hero say tho crest o
the rise probably will reach Memphis
Sunday, unless there nre further heavy
rains general over this area. They pro-
diet a record breaking stago ot water on
account of the fact that tho levees nro
holding against tho flood.
AUTHORITY WITH A STRINQ.
Chinese Diplomats Not Allowed to Make
Final Bargain.
Washington, March 14. The pleni
potentiariea of tho powers who are on
gaged at Shanghai in negotiating trado
treaties with tho Chinese commission
era have discovered what they regard as
flaws in the credentials ot tho Chinese
agents which may mako it impossible
for them to bind thoir government to
treaty form. The matter already lias
been brought to the attontion ol tho
state department, and Mr. Conger I
asking for advice, ho, too, being en
gaged in tbe negotiations.
It appears that tho Chineso com mln
sioners must memorialize the throne
before the treaties will havo force, and
the powers object to this lack ot au
tbority on tho part of the commission
ers. Because Mr. Conger will have to
refor any treaty ho may draw up to Ills
government here for approval, precise
ly as the Chineso commisioners must
do on their sido, the United States
govornment is not in a position to pro
test very etronzlr against the suflicien
cy ot the Chineso ccdentlals, so that
Mr. Conger will go on with this treaty
making, while doing his best to have
tbe Chinese credentials onlarged.
PRESIDENT'S TRIP WEST.
Will Leave Washington About April 1st
and Not Return Until June,
Washington, March 14. President
Rosevelt's contemplated western trip
.was a subject of some discussion at tbe
white house today, benators Long, of
Kansas, and Hopkins, of Illinois, and
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Brisow, of Kansas, talked with the
president about his tour. The Kansas
people are urging the presldontto mako
some stops in thoir state after the de
dication of the exposition grounds on
April 30. Only one stop has thus far
been arranged. Tlio president has ac
cepted an invitation to attend a meet
Ing of the railway branch of the Y. M,
C. A., to be held at Topeka May 1.
Few other detailo of the itinerary have
been worked out. It has been decided
with practical definitene'e that only
one trip will be made,
hile no dato for the beginning of
the trip can bo fixed definitely until
the senate shall have adjourned, it is
expected now that it will not bo far
from April 1. After leaving Washing
ton the president will not return to
Washington until some 'time in Juno
It is likely that tho first two or three
weeks of the trip will be passed prln
cipally in the Yellowstono park. There
the president will seek rest and recre
ation, but it is understood that ho will
do little hunting.
Wholesale Mall Robbery.
Boston, March 14. The city police.
acting with postoffico inspectors, have
arrested ,flve young, men who, it is
charged, have in the last six months
robbed the mails of (50,000. Some of
the prisoners, all ot whom were em
ployed as mall wagon drivers, have ad
mitted to the Inspectors that thoy rip
ped open tho mail bags in broad day
light In places no lees conspicuous than
the North Union and South Terminal
railway stations. ITheir plunder con
sisted ot gold watches, rings, silver
ware, revolvers, knives, books, etc.
Oets on U. P. Right of Way.
Omaha, March 14. Tho Union Paci
fic railroad and the Postal telegraph
company havo como to an agreement by
which tho Postal will build u line of
wires on,tho Union Pacific right of way
from Omaha to the Pacific coast. The
poles and wires have been stored here
for some time, and the work of con
atruction will begin at once. The line
will carry six wires, and the total cost
of construction will bo (1,500,000.
The objoct of the now line la to connect
the Postal company's system directly
with the Pacific cable.
Two Men Killed In Snow Slide.
Redding. Cal March 14. An 1m-
menee snow slide occurred yesterday on
the La Grange hydraulic ditch In Trin
ity county. Con McLaughlin, a ditch
tender, was sw opt down In tho mighty
rush of snow and killed,' Today, whllo
reecuers were at work looking for tho
body, another big slldo camo down and
Henrv Gentry was killed. All of tho
men have been called off tho ditch, as
slides are occurring right along, and
there Is great danger.
PAY TWICE IN 1904
NEW 0RC00N LAW MAKES TAXES
PAYA11LU BY DECEMHER 31.
Goes Into Effect Next Year Assessors
Begin Work on First Monday In Jan
uaryAnnual Levy by County Courts
Witt Be Made at September Term
Other Changes.
Salem, Oregon, March 10. Taxpay
ers In Oregon will pay taxes twice In
11)01. They will pay tho taxes levied
upon tlio tax roll of 1U03 and also tho
taxes levied upon the roll ol 1001.
This is due to n change In tlio law by
which taxes are to bo paid in tlio fall
of tho same year the asxessmsnut Is
made. In order to effect this change it
was necessary to make tlio taxes pay
ablo threo months earlier or nine
months later. The collection of taxes
Is already threo mouths latur than It
should bo, so tho legislature decided to
mako the taxoa payable in the pieced
lug tall rather than In tho succeeding
fall.
Under tho present law tho assessment
Is mado after tho first Momlay In
Mnrch, tho assessment roll being tiled
In September, tho levy thereon nmdo
the following January and tho taxes
collected by the first Monday In April.
Thus tho taxes on the assessment of
1002 are not paid until 1003.
Tho now law provides that thu assess
or shall on tho first Monday ot January
procure blank assessment rolls and pro
ceed forthwith to mako his assessment,
nnd return the toll bv the first Monday
In July, showing all tho property
owned in his coounty on tho first Mon
day in January. Section 3U0 ot tho
codo lias been amended so aa to pro
vide that tho county board ot cnualiza-
tlon shall sit on the first Monday of
July, instoad ot on the last Monday of
August, as heretofore. Soction 308
was amended so aa to limit tho time
for correcting tho assossmsont rolls hy
tho board of equalization of the county
court to 20 days.
Undor tho now law county.cotirta
must mako tho annual tax levy in Sep
tember following thu assessment. In
order that tho county courts may havo
information as to tho amount required,
it is provided that tho stato board o(
apportionment shall mako its estimate
of stattoxnses in July, Instead of in
January, as at present. Cltios nnd
school districts must not!' the county
clerks of thoir annual tax levies by the
first day of September, Instead of by
the first day of February, as under the
old law. This gives the county courts
full information for tho levying ot taxes
at tho September term of court.
All taxes nre payablo by the 31st day
of. Doromber of the same year, section
3100 of tho code having been nmended
so as to mako that provision. All
taxes not paid by tho 31st day ot De
cember become delinquent on that clay;
provided, however, that it one-halt ol
the taxes due on any parcel ol land are
paid by the 31st of December, the prop
erty-owner may have until tho follow
ing first .Monday In April, nnd II tho
remainder bo not then paid, it becomes
delinquent, and, besides tho penalty,
inlorest at the rato of 12 per cent will
be charged on such remainder from the
31st day ot December. On all delin
quent taxes interest Is to bo charged at
the rate of 12 per cent' per annum from
the date of the delinquency, and if the
taxes remain delinquent 30 days, a
penalty of 5 per cent will bo added.
On all taxes paid on or before tho 31st
day of December, a rebate of 2 jor cent
will be allowed. Under the present
law tho rebate is 3 per cent. On tbe
first Monday in February tho sherifl
must begin the collection ot delinquent
taxs by levying upon personal property,
and on tho first Monday in April close
the delinquent roll and return it to the
county court,
County treasurers are required to
pay one-half the state taxes by January
15, and tho other half by July 15, but
the provisions of this act do not apply
to any taxes heretofore levied.
Delinquent sales aro to tako place by
October 1
The new law shortens the entire
time for making nn assessment and
collecting the taxes one month.
Taxpayers will pay thoir 1003 taxes
In March, 1004, and their 1001 taxes
In December, 1004.
Status of Isle of Plnea.
Havana, March 10. Minister Squicrs
has returned here Irom a four days
visit to tho Isle ot Pines, during which
ho mad 5 note of tho reason the Amerl
can residents have for urging United
States sovereignity over the island
He will report ;to Washington on the
situation. He found tho .Americans to
bo extremely anxious for American sov
ereignity, ns they purchased land or
stock In the four American laud com
panies there in the full belief that the
United States would assume sovereign-
ity over the Isls of Pines,
Chinese Rebels Still dalnlng.
Victoria, March 10, The steamer
Tosa Maru, which arrived last night,
brought news of further engagements
between tho Chinoso government forces
and the Kwangsi rebels, in which the
imperial troops wore defeated with loss,
some high olliclals being among tho
slain. Tho goveinor of Hunan has tel
ographed to the Chineso government to
the elfcct that tho rebellion has reached
a most dangerous state, and he requests
tlio govornment to mobilize troops in
otl or provinces as a precaution against
emergencies.
Drowned In a Mine.
Iron Mountain, Mich., March 10.
Four men are known to have lost their
lives and four otliors are missing today,
tho result ot an accident In the Mlllis
mine. The mon ,wero drowned by n
rush of water which flooded tho north
lovel of a cross-cut In tho mine. The
Hcciucm was causou uy me men working wireless leiegrapn will no used regu
through tho wall of their love into! larly for communicating between Fori
another level, which hud been flooded, , Wadsworth, on Staton island, and Fort
the water escaping through tho break Hancock, at Sandy Hook, 'across about
and overwhelming tho miners. 1 16 miles of tlio low. or bay.
WILL BEAT RECORD.
Flood In Mississippi Valley Threatens Un
told Damage to Property,
New Orleans, March ill. It la gen
erally admitted by government, stulo
and city anthorltlea that tho Missis
sippi river will in nil probability hnak
all records before the present Mood be
gins to recede. The gnugo hero tonight
shows thu river to Imi Just ono tool be
low tho high water record, and every
precaution Is being taken to prevent
serious damage and to prepare lor oinor
gencles. All tho loveo lines ntu being Inspect-
1Mi ....i .,,. lim.a o( ....... nr i 0rk
day and night. Though all the an
thorltles admit that a record stage Is
probable, they maintain that tho loveo
system Is higher and stronger thanoer
before, and that tho banks aro pre
pared lo wlthMand tho extra strain.
l'ho moat uutortiinatu condition at
present is tho continuance of the rainy
weather. This is having tho effect of
softening tho luvees and all Uiulsiana
Is praying for n return of suiinhliio.
Six hundred men aro at work today at
various points sacking weak xilnt and
ralslLg the lino of nmlwiikmeiits.
Thousands of sacks of sand aro lwing
distributed along tho river. The engi
neers reKrt thu levees between South
Port and Citrrolllon In excellent con
dition. Tho United States engineer
olliclals have pronibod their co
operation with tho authorities In carry
ing on the light against tho Hood. All
the levco boards of tho statu may lm In
contlnuius session and every foot of
loveo on the river Is under surveillance
of armed guards.
OTHER DIIADIIEAT NATIONS.
Baltaln May Next Collect Irom (luatcmala
and Costa Mica. ,
Now York, March 13. Ilngllsh In
vestors In Spanlsli-Amcrlritu loans nnd
enterprises aro now looking for a sequel
to tho Venezuelan affair In somo other
quarter of tho Western hemisphere,
says tho Trlbuun's reprownlatlvo In
ljindon. Tho only other countries
m hero defaults of Intereit and repudi
ation ol financial obligations nro fla
grant aro Costa Rica and (iiiatemala.
Die external debt of Costa Iti'-n war
scaled down to lower rates of interest,
but the defaults liuvo occurred on lietli
the Interest and ti e sinking (und
Guatemala's debt was also rearranged
tor at 4 per cent, but the interest has
not been paid.
These countries aro exposing them
selves to fcreign coercion in thelntorot
of Euroean creditors. It is not proba
ble that England will Join Germany In
another naval campahm against either
republic, since tho lirltlsh Investors in
the two main Veneiuelnn loans com
plain that the effect of tho alliance has
been to establish preference for inferior
German claims and tocreatoa prejudice
against tho legitimate claims of bond
holders.
PLACED IN NAVY'S CARE.
Midway Islands Will Be Protected
from
Roving Japanese Sailors.
Washington, Marcli 13. Tho presl
dent by executive order has turned the
Midway Islands over In the navy de
partment. This was liouo at the in
stance the Pacific cabloccuipany, which
has asked for tha protection ot lis prop
erty on thu Islands. Roving Japanese
sailors are , in tho hnblt of landing on
tho inlands for the plumagn of sen fowl
and for guano, it la probable that I lu
nar y will establish a small station on
tho Islands and American warships will
make a practice of touching there much
moro frequently than they have done
In tho past. The islands are two in
number, Sand Island, having 033 acres,
and Eastern Island, 215 acres. There
Is a harbor atlTordlng nliout 18 feet ol
water. Tho Islands are doomed essen
tial to tho ojarntion of the Pacific
cable, which will touch there on Us
western route from Hawaii.
Red Tape In the Way.
New York, March 13. Tho state
ment that the postofllco department Iihs
acceded to .Marconi s request for tele
graph communication through Fal
mouth 'with tho wireless station at
I'oldbu Is understood to bo substantial
ly truo, says a London dispatch to tho
Tribune Tho concession, however,
does not improve much tho prospects of
an early establishment ot n commercial
wireless system U-tween England and
America. Marconi has not been able
lo persuade tho postmaster general to
allow messages destined for transmis
sion across tho ocean by wireless system
to bo handed in as cablo messagoa at
any telegraph ofllco in tho United King
dom. Lighthouse on Mile Rock.
San Francisco, March 13. Under
the direction of Captain Valentino, of
tho United Statoa engineer corps, a
forco of men has gono to Mile Rock, at
tho entrance to tho Golden Gato, and
begun the work of preparing fcr tho
erection ot a lighthouse on the jagged
peak. Blnro the days of tho discovery
of this bay Mile rock has bcon regarded
as ono of tho most clangorous obstruc
tions to navigation on this part ot tho
coast. The construction of a lighthouse
will not only romovo tlio element of
danger, but servo aa a guide.
Chamberlain Sick but Hopeful.
New York, March 13, Mr. Cham.
berluln, who has arrived at Mudorla,
U'AH reenlVful tlinrit Willi lllllrlw,tr..timn '
..wirJinn, tn it J -tVii .... ,
accenting to the Tribune's Ijndoii cor
respondent. He has suffered severely
from his old onomy, gout, during tho
passago. A Daily Mail representative
says that tho colonial secretary Is per
sonally satisfied with tho results of his
tour. The Capo situation Is at loast as
satisfactory as ho oxpoctod, and ho Is
still hopeful of tho future, provided thu
uutcn promises ol loyalty and concilia
tion aro kept.
Wireless Telegraph Between Ports.
New York, March 13 Preliminary
tests of a wireless telegraph system bo-
twoon tlio harbor forts were mado today
under tho direction of Lieutenant Col
onel Dnnwoody, chief signal officer
Unltod States army, and In future the
FIRE AT PORTLAND
NEARLY IIAI.I' A
(10ES Ul
MILLION DOLLARS
IN SM0KU.
Very Little Property la Saved, Owing to
High Winds and Lack of Water-In
veadlary la Suspected- Four I'Lca ili.e
Firemen a Hard Day's Work vi. tmi.t
Dock m Ruin.
Portland, March II, Four . pa-ale
Urea In Portland yesterday iiiorki d
tho efforts ot thu tolling tinmen ami
destroyed proetly to thu value of m
ly (600,000.
It stHiins reasonably certain that two,
and H)sslhly all, ol tho coulliigrnlloiis,
were of Incendiary origin, ami that
hidden In tho swaying crunda that
watched tho leaping Halites n pyre
maniac gazed gleefully at tho destruc
tion ho had wrought.
So certain aro tho local representa
tives of tho big Insurance companies
that au Incendiary Is deliberately at
templing to burn down tho docks which
line tlio river front that thoy yesterday
Informed tho owners ul tho various
wharves that, unlets watchmen wein
nt once employed to patrol the pniir
ty, thu companies would cancel thoir
insurance policies.
Tho llrst alarm was turned lu nt 3:110
o'clock yesterday morning. Tho resi
dence! of William l'aber, at tho comer
of Market and Eleventh streets, was In
llauius, and lieloro the llrouien could
extinguish the fire, thu building was
completely gutted.
Before the department had loft 1 1
smoldering emliers ot this handnoi i'
homo, an ularui was sounded (or
llcirco coutlsgratlou In lner Alblui
at tho corner of Mississippi avenue ai
Russell street. Hero also the flames,
fanned lo n while heat by the driving
gale, laughed at thu weak streams Unit
dribbled from the unities of tho lire
men, and while Chief t'umpliell cursed
the Into which bade him draw water to
light n raging lire through a tiny water
main, tho Urn sent proHrty valued nt
25,000 whirling skywards In smoke.
At 10:20 o'clock In tho morning tlio
llrellghters, wearied with n night ol
facing seething themes and strangling
imoke, were called to combat tho fierc
est conflagration of them all, a flro at
llio Victoria clock, where tlio thri
heat on ono side and thu hurrying tm r
on the other prevented tho llrei n
from occupying any vantage grc I
from which they could reach t i'
enemy. And hero also tho flro 'l: '
only when tho swirling flnmo could
tlnil no further thing on which to prey.
Tho Ion is estimated at (378,000.
In the cuening at 0:20 o'clock the
last alarm of tho eventful day was
sounded. A messenger hoy passing tho
candy factory of Canning A Wallsco
saw a tiny tonguo of llano flicker from
a window on tlio second floor. He run
In the oliru station near by nnd shout
ed "Flro!" Ah quickly ns may Imi thn
dashing engines reached the sxt, and
the tired llreinen saw a whirlwind ol
lire Niforn thorn that sent twisting
eddies of Ihimii across the street to lick
hungrily nt tho stonework of the oppo
site buildings. On either hand of tho
candy factory were warehouses II I led
with paint and nils, brooms and rattan
ware. And thn candy factory was a
roarihg furnace. It was a situation
that appalled tho early comers lo thn
lire, hut the Damns were held in check
by thu thick walls, and this morning
the gutted walls only of tho candy
factory toll a mule story of the strug
gle, Imtead of n devastates! block, ns
hero might well havo been. Thu losa
is about ( 10,000.
CAN'T HEAT CUBAN TTI1ATV.
Not Enough Opposing Votes Can Be Pound
to PreVcnt Ratification.
Washington, March 12. If tho Cti
ban treaty la defeated It will ho by
Democratic votos, and it will tako
nearly tho entire Democratic member
ship lo accomplish this rcitilt. As llio
senate stand, there aro Q7 Kopubllcaiis
ami .1.1 wemocrats. fo far as known,
, with one exception, (Hard, of Callfc t
nla), all tho Republicans are In favor
of tho treaty. This makes fill vote
four more would Im sufficient to ratift
Tho opposition must secure 31 votes In
order to dofcat It and this is not bo
llovod to bo possible.
! Tho men who wore so antagonistic to
tho reciprocity bill that camo over
from llio house during tho first session
of tho lust congress are not making any
opposition, so far as can bo learned.
Tho Democratic opposition is tho com
I bloatlon of sugar and tobacco Interests,
who fenr that a 20 per cent reduction
will seriously injure the homo produc
tlon of thoso commodities. At tho
samo time It Is not bollovod that their
opposition is sufficient to control 31
votes.
Enormous Cost of War.
Now York, March 12.- Mr Ilroderlck
wants 34,000,000 pounds for the army
next yoar. Tho same amount Is re
quired for tho navy by Ixjrd Shel
bourno. Tho army estimates havo
nevor boforo boon approached except In
timo ot war, and the navy estimates,
which oxroed the current year's figures
by 3,600,000, have broken all records.
John Ilrlght onco said that a imvorn.
mont which could not rule tho Unltod
irt , ... mn
. . . . on '"i""".""" pounds a year
sriouiii no turned out. Tho army and
navy alono now cost almost Hint num.
Execution of lloxcrii.
Pekln, Mnrch 12. Yuan f-hal, gov
ornor of Chi LI provlnco, having 1 n, n
Informed that tho lloxer orgnoUdto-o
inn resumed activity In tlio'-p- -wo psit
ol thu provlnco, dispatched r , w o
discovered that members of -o- h.m-Hj,
well armed, were drilling nt night in n
town 100 miles oaBt of l'ekln. Tlio
Roxurs wore dispersed altor n dozen of
them and sovorul soldlors had been
killed. Yuan filial ordered thojprlson
ors to bo beheaded.
To Solve Mystery of the Alalne.
Madrid, Mnich IS. Foreign Minister
Aharziizn will propose at tho next
cabinet council that tho Spanish gov
eminent tako stops to havo tho wrecked
battleship Mnlno re II oa tod In Havana
harbor, In ortlor lo dlscovor tho causa
of hor sinking.